Item - 2013.TE27.33

City Planning has completed the Ossington Avenue Planning Study in accordance with a motion adopted by City Council in July 2012.  The study examined the land uses, built-form, heritage, physical characteristics, context, and policy framework for all properties on Ossington Avenue between Queen Street West and Dundas Street West.  Community consultation, through three community meetings and email correspondence, included a visioning workshop, community survey, and feedback on a first draft of an area-specific Official Plan policy.

The outcome of the Ossington Avenue Planning Study is a recommendation for a City-initiated Official Plan Amendment to create an area-specific Official Plan policy that builds upon the existing policy framework and predominantly reflects the community's vision.

This report discusses the methodology, considerations, and community comments that informed the planning study and provides the planning rationale for each component of the draft area-specific Official Plan policy. 

In summary, the draft policy reinforces the existing permissions while providing more emphasis on streetscape, heritage, character of the street, and transition to adjacent residential uses.  While this report recommends a four-storey height limit for the majority of the street, it also identifies opportunity for height up to five storeys on a section of the east side of Ossington Avenue.